New York State Democrats Push Bill Banning Free Gas Hookups

Democrats in New York are pushing hard for a bill that would cut deeply into the use of gas as an energy source, but time is running out for the measure to reach the floor.

The New York Home Energy Affordable Transition (HEAT) Act would strip away a subsidy that foists the cost of new gas hookups onto existing ratepayers, as long as the new customer is within 100 feet of an existing gas main. Opponents of that system say it unfairly locks consumers into the gas system by making ...